1. Jackie Robinson
By Henry Courtney

2. When Jackie was born
Janurary 31 1919 in
Cairo Georgia

3. Jackies early life
Jackie as a boy played
basketball, football,
track, and baseball.
He had a sister and
three brothers and
was the half back for
the UCLA football
team

4. Education
Jackie went to UCLA
(University of
Californa at Los
Angeles)

5. Jackies Adult Life and Career
Jackie was an officer and lutenet during world war 2.
Then he went and played for the Negro Leagues played
for the Kanas City Monarchs and played with Satchel
Paige. Then after he played with the Monarchs he sighed
a contract to play with white men the montreal Roylas
and the man who sighed him said “I need someone who
won't fight back”. In 1946 he maried Rachel Isum. On
April 15 1947 Jackie was the first black to play in the
majors to play on the Brooklen Dogers. In 1947 he won
rookie of the year in 49 he won the mvp award in 55 he
went

6. Jackies Adult Life and Career
Continued
To the World Series
and won

7. Accomplishments
Jackies
accomplishment was
to be the first African
American to play in
Major League
baseball and first
African American to
be in the hall of fame.
Today day number 42

8. Accomplishments Continued
( Jackie Robinsons number) is not warn (except
for Mariono Rivara). But on April 15 everyone
wears number 42. They wear this number on
this date because on April 15 1947 he took the
field. So inoner baseball made everyone wear
number 42 on this date.

9. Inpact on the World
Jackie helped the world
by being the first
Africa American to
play baseball. That
gave curage to lots of
other African
Amaricans to stand
up. Jackie curaged
Willie O'ree to be the

10. Inpact on the World Continued
First African Amarican
to play hockey.

11. Jackie Robinson
Jackie Rosevelt
Robinson passed
away one day in
1972.

12. Fun Facts
Robinson Cano was
named after Jackie
Robinson. He is also
number 24 which is
42 reversed.